Clinical Handbook for Medical-Surgical Nursing

Preface   ix

Acid-Base Disorders   1
Acute Coronary Syndrome   6
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome   10
Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency (Addison's Disease)   14
Alzheimer's Disease   17
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease)   21
Anaphylaxis   24
Anemia   28
Aneurysm   32
Angina Pectoris   36
Anthrax   40
Appendicitis   43
Asthma   45
Bell's Palsy   50
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia   52
Bladder Cancer   55
Bone Tumor, Primary   58
Brain Tumor (Benign and Malignant)   61
Breast Cancer   66
Bronchiectasis   71
Bronchitis, Acute   74
Bronchitis, Chronic   76
Calcium Imbalance   80
Cancer   86
Candidiasis (Moniliasis, Yeast Infection, Thrush)   92
Cardiomyopathy   95
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome   99
Cataract   101
Cervical Cancer   104
Chlamydial Infection   107
Cholecystitis   109
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease   113
Cirrhosis   118
Colorectal Cancer   124
Condyloma Acuminata (Genital Warts)   128
Coronary Heart Disease   130
Crohn's Disease   133
Cushing's Syndrome 136
Cystic Fibrosis   140
Decubitus Ulcers (Pressure Ulcers, Bedsores)   144
Diabetes Insipidus   147
Diabetes Mellitus   150
Diabetic Ketoacidosis   156
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation   158
Diverticular Disease   162
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding   165
Emphysema   168
Encephalitis   172
Endocarditis   176
Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer   179
Endometriosis   183
Epilepsy (Seisure Disorder)   186
Fibrocystic Breast Disease   192
Fibromyalgia   194
Flail Chest   196
Fluid Volume Deficit (Dehydration)   199
Fluid Volume excess (Hypervolemia)   203
Fracture  206
Gastritis   211
Gastroenteritis (Enteritis, Food Poisoning, Cholera, Traveler's Diarrhea)   215
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease   218
Glaucoma   220
Glomerulonephritis   224
Gonorrhea   230
Gout (Gouty Arthritis)   232
Guillain-Barre Sndrome   234
Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)   238
Hemophilia   243
Hemorrhoids   246
Hepatitis   249
Hernia   253
Herniated Intervertebral Disk   255
Herpes Simplex Virus (Herpes Labialis, Herpes Genitalis, Herpetic Whitlow, Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis)   258
Hiatal Hernia   261
Hodgkin's Disease   264
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease   267
Hyperglycemia   274
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State   276
Hyperparathyroidism   279
Hypersensitivity   282
Hypertension  288
Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)   293
Hypoglycemia   296
Hypoparathyroidism   298
Hypothyroidism   300
Increased Intracranial Pressure   304
Influenza   307
Intestinal Obstruction   310
Irritable Bowel Syndrome   314
Kaposi's Sarcoma   317
Legionnaires' Disease   320
Leukemia   322
Lyme Disease   328
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's   330
Macular Degeneration   335
Magnesium Imbalance   337
Melanoma   342
Meniere's Disease   345
Meningitis (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal)   349
Mononucleosis   353
Multiple Myeloma   354
Multiple Sclerosis   358
Muscular Dystrophy   362
Myasthenia Gravis   364
Myocardial Infraction   367
Myocarditis   373
Near-Drowning   376
Occupational Lung Disease   380
Osteoarthritis   383
Osteomalacia (Rickets)   386
Oseomyelitis   388
Osteoporosis   391
Otitis, Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear), Otitis Media   394
Ovarian Cancer   398
Pancreatic Cancer   402
Pancreatitis   404
Parkinson's Disease   409
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease   412
Peptic Ulcer Disease   415
Pericarditis   419
Peripheral Vascular Disease   423
Peritonitis   426
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)   430
Pheochromocytoma   433
Phosphate Imbalance   435
Pleural Effusion   439
Pneumonia   442
Pneumothorax   446
Poliomyelitis, Postpolio Syndrome   449
Polycystic Kidney Disease   452
Polycythemia   455
Potassium Imbalance   458
Prostate Cancer   463
Psoriasis   466
Pulmonary Edema   468
Pulmonary Embolism   472
Pyelonephritis   476
Raynaud's Phenomenon   480
Renal Calculi (Nephorolithiasis, Kidney Stones)   482
Renal Failure   486
Respiratory Failure   495
Rheumatoid Arthritis   500
Scoliosis   505
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)   507
Shock (Hypovolemic, Cardiogenic, Distributive, Septic)   511
Sickle Cell Anemia   515
Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma (Basal Cell, Squamous Cell)   518
Smallpox   521
Sodium Imbalance   522
Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident, Brain Attack)   526
Substance Abuse   530
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion   536
Syphilis   539
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus   542
Testicular Cancer   547
Tetanus   549
Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease)   553
Thrombocytopenia   555
Tonsillitis   558
Trigeminal Neuralgia   561
Tuberculosis   564
Ulcerative Colitis   569
Urinary Tract Infection   573
Uterine Leiomyomata (Fibroids)   577
Vaginitis   580
Valvular Heart Disease   582
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection (Chickenpox, Herpes Zoster [Shingles])   589
Varicose Veins   592
New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease   595
Venous Insufficiency, Chronic   596
Venous Thrombosis (Thrombophlebitis)   598
Vitiligo   602
West Nile Encehalitis   605

Tables   607
Index   615